Yips

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Yips are involuntary wrist spasms that occur most commonly in number of different sports. Athletes show sudden, unexplained loss of previous skills when they are trying to goal. Yips can affect people who play sports — such as golf, cricket, darts and baseball.

The most common symptom associated with the yips is an involuntary muscle jerk, although some people experience tremors, twitches, spasms or freezinG

Anticholinergic drugs, such as Artane can be helpful in treating focal dystonia by affecting the transmission of messages from the brain to the muscles. Botulinum toxin injections may be used to compel the body to create new programs by blocking the nerve impulses to the contracting muscles. The injections temporarily weaken the muscle so that the spasm is reduced and a different wrist position is necessary to compensate for the relaxed muscle.